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Does Female Leadership Impact on the Quality of Public Goods? Evidence from a Public Poverty Alleviation Programme in Andhra Pradesh, India

Women Political Leaders, Corruption and Learning: Evidence from a Large Public Program in India (Policy Brief)

Policy brief 1 Sep 2013 State and Political Economy

Authors

Farzana Afridi

Professor, Indian Statistical Institute (Delhi)

Vegard Iversen

Honorary Fellow, University of Manchester

M.R. Sharan

Research Associate, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
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